Kabul: One of seven Indian engineers abducted by Taliban militants in Afghanistan’s Baghlan province in May last year returned safely to India on Monday, the external affairs ministry said.
Earlier, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had asked the Afghan government to provide all possible help in freeing the seven Indian engineers.
“We are grateful to the government of Afghanistan for their support in securing the release and repatriation of the Indian national. We continue to work closely with the government of Afghanistan for safe and early return of the remaining six Indian nationals,” the MEA said in a statement.
The Indian Engineers were travelling in a Taliban-controlled area when they were abducted from their vehicle last year. They were employed by KEC International, an RPG group company, working on a project for construction of a power sub-station in Afghanistan.
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